Apple's a smart business... and no, you don't need to be a pro for a matte screen
So, if you're a consumer, you don't deserve options?
I don't understand your reasoning. You're suggestion that a matte screen is inherently something only professionals need so those of us preferring a matte screen at home can go pound sand? Well, gee, funny thing because Apple has offered matte screens on their consumer level machines for years now. What, was their thinking completely wrong all these years?
Wow, we're approaching a level of cognitive dissonance that only a true Mac zealot can pull off. On one hand we Mac users like to claim that Apple is the best computer maker out there when it comes to designs that take the human at the keyboard into account and get out of our way and let us do our work. And yet, if we want to use the new iMac and get around its design flaws, we must make sure our environment fits the computer's demands.
Ah, I see. So in a roundabout way, you're basically admitting that the iMac's screen sucks. You just don't seem to want to say it in those exact words. I mean, if it were Dell that had done something design-wise that made such demands, we'd be snickering behind our hands at it. But because it's Apple, well then, it's just environmentally friendly. 🙄
first of, way to misquote and misunderstand me completely. Thats some pretty impressive congnitive dissonance on your part. Glad to see you're doing well in your psych classes though. i'm by no means an apple zealot or do i think that apple's perfect. if they were, there stock would be in the $200 range.
I wasn't suggesting that you need to be a professional to need a matte screen. In fact, its quite the obvious, as apple's website implies:
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No matter what you like to do on your computer watch movies, edit photos, play games, even just view a screen saver its going to look stunning on an iMac. Thats because iMac now features a glossy display with glass cover that makes graphics, photos, and videos come alive with richer colors and deeper blacks." - taken directly from the imac page. One thing missing: The glossy display reflects light at a higher rate than a matte.
I was simply suggesting that Apple wants you to spend more money on their next level up machine if you're so unwilling to move around a light or your desk to reduce glare.
I'd also like to point out that Apple isn't just thinking about the iMac as a desktop computer anymore. Notice the first activity they mention...watch movies. Notice they also didn't say DVDs. For many consumerisms, the iMac is a high-end Apple TV. Now why would apple want to put a glossy display product that people are associating with a TV??? hmmm
Lets just explore that a little bit. How do places like Best Buy and Circuit City sell TVs. Well, first of all, they single out the (HD)TV they can sell at the most profitable rate during any given day or week. They hook it up to Blu-ray, surround sound, etc and put it out front or in the special "booth" where glare isn't a problem. Then they make sure the other similar TV's around look worse, whether its buy playing a regular dvd, reducing the settings to 720, etc. They adjust the settings of the one they're trying to sell until it looks the best compared to everything else, so when a consumer comes in, they'll more likely to believe their eyes.
The iMac is much the same. Some one shopping for a computer, but with limited knowledge of screens, etc. is going to see that glossy display and say, wow that looks alot better than those dell, gateways, etc. all-in-ones.
o and one more thing... those energy effecient lightbulbs everyone should be buying and using... they tend to produce less glare.
